SINGAPORE, Nov. 11 (Xinhua) -- Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) on Friday announced that it is publishing 12 sets of data from MAS' Monthly Statistical Bulletin as Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) on the MAS website, including frequently accessed datasets on exchange rates and interest rates.

MAS noted that following the launch of APIs, financial institutions can now use it to minimize costly manual data entry, while application service providers can create applications to compute exchange rates to help companies file tax returns.

The APIs also allow users to illustrate trends in a faster and easier way through the automation of the extraction of MAS' data, said the authority.

Lawrence Ang, Executive Director of Information Technology Department at MAS, said MAS has been encouraging financial industry players to publish open APIs on their datasets to allow users to connect information and offer innovative solutions.

"MAS is leading by example through the launch of these 12 APIs. MAS will progressively publish more datasets as APIs in the coming months," added Ang.

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Obviously, marketing is one of the key factors in selling a home. If you are creative with yours, buyers will come.

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Lawyer Damian Scattini said the Federal Court action seeks refunds based on an Australian consumer law that entitles consumers to refunds if a product has a fault that makes it unsafe and the problem cannot be rectified within a reasonable time.

“The only thing that most of the manufacturers have is more Takata air bags, so they pull one out and put another in and that’s not a satisfactory fix,” Scattini said.

The Federal Court legal action would be in addition to any measures taken by regulators, Scattini said.

The case represents more than a million Australian owners of cars fitted with the air bags, which can spew metal shards when they deploy. Earlier this month Cheap Borja Mayoral Jersey , an unidentified 58-year-old Australian man likely became the 18th death worldwide due to exploding Takata air bag inflators.

Potential plaintiff Tamika Moulton said she had sought assurances from Toyota that her 2007 Yaris was safe after having its air bag replaced, but hadn’t gotten a reply.

“I am extremely concerned about this,” the 29-year-old from Brisbane said. “The faulty air bags are alarming enough on their own, but to replace them with equally faulty ones is reprehensible,” she said.

Toyota’s Australian subsidiary said in a statement that it had a process in place and that fixing affected vehicles remains a matter of urgency. Honda and Mazda did not immediately respond to requests for comment yesterday.

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